Russia and China Sign Contract on Delivery of Four Be-200 Amphibious Aircraft

November 5, 2016: Moscow and Beijing have signed a contract on the delivery of two Beriev's Be-200 amphibious aircraft to China with possible sale of two more planes in future, Russian Trade Minister Denis Manturov said Wednesday.

An agreement for supply of 2+2 (delivery of two aircraft and a contractual right to buy two more) to China's Energy Leader Aircraft Manufacturing Co. LTD has been signed at the 2016 International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, Airshow China, in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. The first delivery is expected to take place in 2018," Manturov told reporters.